My husband is a boilermaker and I was thinking about this hood for him. Does anyone here know enough about this hood to help me gauge it's abilities?
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Excellent Helmet. I weld structural steel. And it performs great. Good shading, clarity and grinding hood. Im buying a backup ASAP
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Its a great hood. I just don't think it will fit a hard hat I couldn't get it to. The quick change lense looks a lil cheap but works great so far. I got a regular dark lense and clear lenses with mine sense u can't just go down to the store and get replacements . Sense I don't need a hard hat at home I use it alot around the house. Fits good, got a good paint job, and I like the head gear it has
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This hood should only be used for tig purpose. And automatic lense isn't that good. I recommend an fiber metal welding hood with a very good automatic lens that usually cost about 140 at welding supplies I have 8 yrs experience in refinery work and the demands of welding in the field would just tear it up quick with sparks and slag and plus the clear lens that protect the lens would be impossible to get with out ordering online
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Its not meant for a hood , unless u build a custom one , its designed to rest on then edge of the aquarium glass it has two metal retractable arms , hope this helps if want ill put a pic up
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Hood has a strong fan, but we still get smoky at times. Have not vented it outside as it was impractical for us.
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The hood comes in two pieces the first main one is 16 inches the second on that fits inside and slides up to make up the second stage is also 16 inches but figure you lose up to an inch since you should keep that much at the point that the two are joined together. Yes the exhaust tubing is plastic but I used it since I was dumping the exhaust right from the until to the ouside and a metal smoke elbow would not be enough to make it through the wall and to try to make up the difference with metal would have been more work then needed. If your going to discharge the exhaust higher up (more then a foot) then use the metal smoke pipe it cuts down on the loss of CFM since it us smooth inside where as the plastic is ribbed for flexing. By the way I also used a Broan 641 wall cap it works real good with this installation and has not only a backdraft damper but a bird and bug screen.
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I'm currently having the same issue. I bought a hand held gas detector & discovered that my new stove has a slight leak from one of the rings! I am waiting on a part from the stove manufacturer to be available (by next week) and will see if it changes the situation! I will recalibrate as directed by the supplier of the hood and will follow up here when I feel either all is okay or status quo!
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Yes there is constant heat all over and it gets really warm. I wear a plastic cap then put the hood on to keep it clean.
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You can definitley fit it... Hard to say what the minimum would be but as long as you're willing to alter the chimney height accordingly (Just cut it), the base of the exhaust hood would fit just fine - Looks great installed. Best of luck!
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Yes, I installed this for my own kitchen range hood. It is about four years old and works well. No problems so far. Well made and fairly heavy gauge metal. Backdraft trap door seems to prevent cold air from backing down into the kitchen. It should be a good choice for an average kitchen install.
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I think it is variable. We have several welders and that is what they all use. Careful some welding helmets have said they were but the hood inside the package wasn't.
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I agree with the previous answer. This piece is really just for costuming and doesn't cover your whole face like a welding hood would.
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Someone else asked me about this. It must be a misprint. My hood is 42" wide, exactly, and has functioned perfectly.
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It suggests to secure it using as many as screws possible. The hood comes with an extra black plate for hanging it over its back with those extra screws. Mine just hung over my cabinet without the black plate and those extra screws/nuts, and it works just good enough for us.
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I wouldn't call it easy, it take quite a bit of know how to run the vents, secure it to the cabinet, and cut the holes in the cabinets. It's also very heavy but the hood is well worth it. It works great!
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Hello, I use this in my office and it is a wonder, really provides very adequate heat. My husband who is a mechanical person installed this, cut out the wall, etc. and thoroughly inspected the device before installation. It is quite contained, protected and encased, the only heat source is frontward and outward, keep things away from blocking the intake air flow, other than that, this is a super great purchase and really provides excellent warmth and that is adjustable with the knob to the level you desire. Do not forget to turn it off when you are done for the day. Hope this is reassuring to you, really excellent purchase for our desired location, small office. Hello, I use this in my office and it is a wonder, really provides very adequate heat. My husband who is a mechanical person installed this, cut out the wall, etc. and thoroughly inspected the device before installation. It is quite contained, protected and encased, the only heat source is frontward and outward, keep things away from blocking the intake air flow, other than that, this is a super great purchase and really provides excellent warmth and that is adjustable with the knob to the level you desire. Do not forget to turn it off when you are done for the day. Hope this is reassuring... » Read More Hello, I use this in my office and it is a wonder, really provides very adequate heat. My husband who is a mechanical person installed this, cut out the wall, etc. and thoroughly inspected the device before installation. It is quite contained, protected and encased, the only heat source is frontward and outward, keep things away from blocking the intake air flow, other than that, this is a super great purchase and really provides excellent warmth and that is adjustable with the knob to the level you desire. Do not forget to turn it off when you are done for the day. Hope this is reassuring to you, really excellent purchase for our desired location, small office. « Show Less
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I believe this head gear fits only the miller series of welding hoods. with that being said i could be wrong as i have never tried it. also i think lincoln makes an updated version of head gear for their line of welding hoods.
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What are you putting it on? I've overlapped it, but if I were doing a hood or something like that I'd order that particular size. I did laptops and dash places in my pickup as well as the center caps on the wheels. I've used a heat gun to try to get rid of any wringles and smooth out wherever needed.
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If you want to get technical, you will want to know the CFM (cubic feet per minute) of the fan you are using. If you have a 6 inch and a 4 inch fan with the same CFM, they will vent the same amount of air. You will need 6 inch ducting to attach to the hood, but that does not necessarily mean you can only use a 6 inch fan. I rigged this up to a lasko blower fan from walmart (~$45) and it does well.